The Origins of Ethereum: A Vision for Decentralized Innovation1. The Birth of EthereumIn 2013, Vitalik Buterin, a young programmer and cryptocurrency enthusiast, proposed Ethereum as a new blockchain platform capable of doing much more than just transferring value like Bitcoin. While Bitcoin’s blockchain could only handle simple transactions, Buterin envisioned a system that could support smart contracts and dApps, allowing developers to build decentralized applications that ran on blockchain...

The Origins of Ethereum: A Vision for Decentralized Innovation1. The Birth of EthereumIn 2013, Vitalik Buterin, a young programmer and cryptocurrency enthusiast, proposed Ethereum as a new blockchain platform capable of doing much more than just transferring value like Bitcoin. While Bitcoin’s blockchain could only handle simple transactions, Buterin envisioned a system that could support smart contracts and dApps, allowing developers to build decentralized applications that ran on blockchain...